NW Provider ConferenceNW Provider ConferenceHaydock Park Haydock Park May 19 2008May 19 2008

Strategic OverviewStrategic Overview

• Strategic Governance via NW Steering GroupStrategic Governance via NW Steering Group

• National Steering GroupNational Steering Group

• Collaborative approach to finding and Collaborative approach to finding and purchasing Out of Authority Placements.purchasing Out of Authority Placements.

• Accountable to 21 Directors Children Services.Accountable to 21 Directors Children Services.

Strategic OverviewStrategic OverviewDirectors

Children ServicesNW Steering Group

NW Residential Group

NW Assistant Directors

NW EducationGroup

Implementation Group and Reference Groups

NW Fostering Group

Residential Provider Network

Fostering Provider Network

Education Provider Network

Leaving Care Group

Leaving Care Provider Network

Placements North West StakeholdersPlacements North West Stakeholders

• North West Steering GroupNorth West Steering Group• 21 Local Authorities21 Local Authorities• Core Implementation Group / Reference Core Implementation Group / Reference

GroupsGroups• Service Specific Working Groups - Residential, Service Specific Working Groups - Residential,

Fostering, Education and Leaving CareFostering, Education and Leaving Care• Nominated OfficersNominated Officers• PIMS UsersPIMS Users• ProvidersProviders• Children and Young PeopleChildren and Young People

Placements North West Strategic OverviewPlacements North West Strategic Overview

The project is initially covering the following types of The project is initially covering the following types of placement for Children and Young People in the placement for Children and Young People in the North West:North West:

• Independent Fostering PlacementsIndependent Fostering Placements

• Residential Care PlacementsResidential Care Placements

• Education Placements (SEN)Education Placements (SEN)

• Leaving CareLeaving Care

Aims and ObjectivesAims and Objectives• To develop a regional database and To develop a regional database and

placement search facility to inform and placement search facility to inform and promote effective matching of children promote effective matching of children and young people and placementsand young people and placements

• To develop a regional approach to provider To develop a regional approach to provider

registration/accreditation and monitoringregistration/accreditation and monitoring

• To develop a regional approach to To develop a regional approach to outcome based placement monitoringoutcome based placement monitoring

Aims and ObjectivesAims and Objectives

• To develop a regional approach to standard To develop a regional approach to standard fees and an agreed approach to negotiating fees and an agreed approach to negotiating annual increases.annual increases.

• To promote a common approach to sharing To promote a common approach to sharing information information

• To promote the consolidation of Provider To promote the consolidation of Provider ForumsForums

• To develop a better understanding of To develop a better understanding of commissioning intelligence and management commissioning intelligence and management information relating to placement activityinformation relating to placement activity

Placements North West Registration and Monitoring Process

Provider Requirements

Initial Registration

Stage 1 Organisational Stage 1 Organisational

Residential FosteringEducation

Stage 3 Monitoring Individual OutcomesStage 3 Monitoring Individual Outcomes

Stage 2 Organisational Quality Assurance Stage 2 Organisational Quality Assurance

EducationResidential Fostering

Fostering

Leaving Care

Leaving Care

Registration Renewal

Provider RegistrationProvider Registration

Information required:Information required:• Contact detailsContact details• Company detailsCompany details• Registration Details (Copy of OFSTED Registration Details (Copy of OFSTED

Certification/Latest Inspection Report/ Certification/Latest Inspection Report/ Statutory Notifications/Action Plans to meet Statutory Notifications/Action Plans to meet OFSTED statutory requirements/significant OFSTED statutory requirements/significant events including timescales)events including timescales)

• Details of any disputes or investigation with Details of any disputes or investigation with regulatory/ purchasing authoritiesregulatory/ purchasing authorities

Provider RegistrationProvider Registration• Details of Insurance including providing Details of Insurance including providing copies of Insurance documents.copies of Insurance documents.

• Health & Safety InformationHealth & Safety Information

•Financial Information including a copy of the Financial Information including a copy of the annual accountsannual accounts

•Copy to Statement of Purpose/ProspectusCopy to Statement of Purpose/Prospectus

Provider RegistrationProvider Registration• Process agreed in principle for Fostering, Education Process agreed in principle for Fostering, Education

& Residential Providers & Residential Providers • Registration will begin initially for Fostering in June Registration will begin initially for Fostering in June

and then Education and Residential will followand then Education and Residential will follow• Information will be stored centrally in PIMS and Information will be stored centrally in PIMS and

available to all 21 LAsavailable to all 21 LAs• Registration will improve the quality of information Registration will improve the quality of information

on PIMSon PIMS• Providers will be contacted prior to any request for Providers will be contacted prior to any request for

registrationregistration

Monitoring Individual OutcomesMonitoring Individual Outcomes

• Developing mutually agreed individual Developing mutually agreed individual outcomes and measures for named CYP in outcomes and measures for named CYP in provisionprovision

• Compatibility with National Outcomes Compatibility with National Outcomes FrameworkFramework

• Pilot being undertaken by residential and Pilot being undertaken by residential and fostering providersfostering providers

Monitoring Individual OutcomesMonitoring Individual Outcomes

• Data Collation Process agreedData Collation Process agreed

• Based on 5 ECM OutcomesBased on 5 ECM Outcomes

• Purchaser /Provider agree specific Purchaser /Provider agree specific outcomes targets and monitoring frequencyoutcomes targets and monitoring frequency

• Performance assessed and ‘scored’Performance assessed and ‘scored’

Monitoring Individual OutcomesMonitoring Individual Outcomes

• OutcomeOutcome

• Baseline DescriptionBaseline Description

• Good Outcome ReferenceGood Outcome Reference

• Source of Validated EvidenceSource of Validated Evidence

• Outcome AchievedOutcome Achieved

• Action PlanAction Plan

• Performance assessed and ‘scored’Performance assessed and ‘scored’

Regional Fostering SchemeRegional Fostering Scheme

• Transferred to PNW in Feb 2008 Transferred to PNW in Feb 2008 • Extended to cover all 21 NW LA’sExtended to cover all 21 NW LA’s• Assessment of Organisational Quality Assessment of Organisational Quality

Assurance Assurance • Partnership Working Partnership Working • Provider Performance RankingProvider Performance Ranking

Management InformationManagement Information

• PNW has gathered data on what LAs have PNW has gathered data on what LAs have commissionedcommissioned

• Further work is needed to identify the reasons Further work is needed to identify the reasons for commissioning and where there is unmet for commissioning and where there is unmet need need

• Currently working towards mapping internal Currently working towards mapping internal provision of LAs and the effect this has on provision of LAs and the effect this has on external commissioning external commissioning

Management InformationManagement Information

• PNW Placement Activity Census – Sept 2007PNW Placement Activity Census – Sept 2007• ‘‘Health Warning’Health Warning’• Aggregated Total Spend - £178,214,665.Aggregated Total Spend - £178,214,665.• Fostering - £44,449,391Fostering - £44,449,391• Education (NMS/Ind Schools) – £71,783,360.Education (NMS/Ind Schools) – £71,783,360.• Residential – £61,981,914Residential – £61,981,914• Leaving Care – Under development Leaving Care – Under development

Contracts Contracts

• PNW is working with DCSF in developing PNW is working with DCSF in developing National Contracts for Residential, Education National Contracts for Residential, Education and Fostering Provisionsand Fostering Provisions

• PNW is working with LA Officers and Providers PNW is working with LA Officers and Providers in developing a regional contract for Leaving in developing a regional contract for Leaving Care ProvisionCare Provision